Learning to wait on God's timing

A tiny seed is kept in its protective shell until just the right time. Some seeds have to endure darkness and cold before they will grow. They start out weak and delicate but when nourished by the right soil, and provided with fresh water they become so much more than one could ever imagine.

We are just like those tiny seeds. If we trust God he will plant us in the right place at the right time. In my immaturity, I want to know what the plan is, what he has for me and what the future holds but this is our journey of faith.
Our job is to trust God to plant us. He gives us the word to wash us and nourish us.

Then when the winter has passed we will grow where we have been planted. Maybe we will feel out of place and fragile at first but as time passes we will grow into a righteous planting of the Lord. He will prune us and shape us out of love.

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit” (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

So Lord, prepare our hearts to surrender to your plans and your timing. May we trust you fully. Give us a strong desire to always look upwards and seek you first. May we grow strong in you, bearing much fruit in due seas

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